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WKU Forensics Team wins NFA national speech and debate titles: The WKU Forensics Team won both the National Forensic Association National Tournament championship and the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team Sweepstakes national championship, hosted this year by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh over the April 20-24 weekend.

Economics Student Selected for Prestigious Pickering Fellowship: WKU senior Erick Murrer Jr., of Nancy has been selected as a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow, one of the most competitive and prestigious programs offered by the U.S. Department of State. Murrer is a Mahurin Honors College student and a double major in Economics and Chinese.

WKU recognized among Gilman Scholarship top producers: WKU has been named a 2016-17 top producer of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. WKU is tied for 26th among more than 100 institutions nationwide with more than 15,000 undergraduates. This is the first time Gilman top-producing institutions have been recognized.

WKU Public Radio Weekday Newscast Schedule: Tune into WKU Public Radio for national and international news from NPR, and local newscasts every half hour during Morning Edition (4-9 a.m. Central), and All Things Considered (3-6 p.m. Central), as well as local news features and interviews produced by the WKU news staff. WKU's Public Radio can be heard on WKYU-FM (88.9) in Bowling Green/Glasgow; WDCL-FM (89.7) in Somerset/Campbellsville; WKPB-FM (88.9) in Henderson/Owensboro; WKUE-FM (90.9) in Elizabethtown/Bardstown; and online at http://www.wkyufm.org/

Baseball: Brown Collects 3 Hits, Toppers Edged by Cardinals: For the second time this year, WKU Baseball was edged by in-state rival Louisville, this time by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday night at Jim Patterson Stadium. Luke Brown went 3-for-4 for his 11th multi-hit game in his past 17 starts, raising his batting average from .195 to .319 in that span. Next: WKU hosts Louisiana Tech for a Friday-to-Sunday series.

Take Back the Night march Thursday spotlights sexual assault: Bowling Green’s annual Take Back the Night march will begin at 6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1106 State St., and end at 7 p.m. after a march through the downtown area. The event will include speakers from Hope Harbor and the WKU Counseling and Testing Center.

Hilltoppers Serve as Mentors at Local Elementary School: Fifteen years ago, Dishman-McGinnis Elementary guidance counselor Angie Slocum started a mentorship program. The program now has 90 mentors that visit on a weekly to biweekly basis to spend time with students at the school. Some of those mentors include players from WKU’s football team.

Admitted Student Nights: The WKU Office of Admissions is hosting several admitted student nights in various communities. These events are for high school seniors that have been admitted to WKU and their families. The Admissions Counselor for your area will be there to discuss your next steps and answer any questions you may have. Visit https://www.wku.edu/admissions/counselors/ or call 270-745-2551 to get in touch with your WKU Admissions Counselor